Chapter 265: Half-Dragon

"What try?" Luo En raised an eyebrow and looked at the young girl who was not old but had an extraordinary temperament.

Yi Fu looked around to ensure that other apprentices had left, and then whispered:

"I want to try a knowledge exchange, to obtain each other's favors through mutual teaching."

Luo En was slightly startled, this idea was novel.

Favor, as a unique energy feedback in the wizarding world, is usually fed back from students to teachers.

The practice of exchanging favors through mutual teaching is theoretically feasible, but few people have tried it in practice.

"It sounds interesting, but discussing it in such a public occasion doesn't seem appropriate." Luo En responded cautiously.

"Of course, if you are interested, you can come to my residence to discuss it in detail. There are complete mana isolation measures there, which are more suitable for discussing such topics."

Yi Fu said softly, the light of expectation flashing in those amethyst-like eyes:

"I live in the Emerald Small Building in the North District, and you are welcome to visit at any time."

Luo En pondered for a moment, this was indeed an opportunity not to be missed.

Rather than saying it was for the knowledge exchange proposed by Yi Fu, it was better to say it was to get a close look at this little princess of the Wang Guan Clan, especially about her "Magic Devour" symptoms.

"I would be happy to accept the invitation, how about three o'clock this afternoon?" He asked.

"Great, three o'clock this afternoon, I will instruct Franka to prepare everything."

Yi Fu smiled slightly, a trace of joy that could not be hidden flashing in her amethyst eyes.

Then she turned and left, followed closely by the two nanny golems and Franka.

Luo En watched their departing backs, his thoughts surging.

Conducting a knowledge exchange with a princess of the Wang Guan Clan was indeed beyond his expectations.

"Looks like the afternoon will be interesting."

He began to tidy up the equipment on the podium, preparing to go to the next classroom to continue his "Bloodline Modulation Basics" course.

In the afternoon, the outline of the Emerald Small Building was already visible in the distance.

This exquisite building located in the North District, although it looked ordinary on the outside, Luo En could feel the multiple mana barriers covering it.

From the appearance, it was just a three-story elegant building.

But careful observation would reveal that every brick, every window, and every door was engraved with precise runes.

The defensive network woven by these runes was tight and exquisite, which could effectively isolate the interference of external mana and also prevent the leakage of internal energy.

Luo En wore a dark gray robe, with a small rune bag tucked at his waist, containing a few small alchemy tools he thought might be useful.

For this meeting, he was both expectant and vigilant.

When he stepped on the stone path leading to the small building, a gray-haired woman wearing a thick long dress was already waiting in front of the door.

"Wizard Ralph, welcome to visit."

Franka bowed, her voice calm and polite, "The Princess is waiting for you in the reception hall."

Luo En nodded in greeting, while unobtrusively activating "Extraordinary Identification" to conduct an in-depth observation of this maid who looked a bit slender.

His heart almost missed a beat.

On the surface, Franka was just an intermediate apprentice with stable breath.

The maid had silver-gray hair and eyes, and her appearance could be described as dignified and beautiful, but the pedantry in her expression made her lose points.

But under Luo En's identification, the mana fluctuations hidden in her body far exceeded this level.

In the special field of vision, her body structure showed shocking abnormalities:

Muscle fiber density was extraordinary, each one containing explosive power;

Rich dragon species essence flowed in her blood, and that concentration was already close to pure-blooded dragon descendants;

What shocked him most was that a certain precise structure was hidden in Franka's bone structure, which could instantly unfold dragon-scale-like armor to cover her whole body.

That kind of sleeping but ready-to-explode power was like a volcanic lake covered by thin ice, with magma capable of destroying everything under the calm surface.

"This is... Dragon descendant?" Luo En was secretly surprised: "And the bloodline level is already close to the Star Ring level?"

This level of bloodline modulation was far beyond all the modulation masters he knew.

If Franka exploded with all her strength, her combat power would be enough to briefly confront a Moon-level wizard.

And this power was hidden so perfectly, if it weren't for his "Extraordinary Identification" skill.

Simple mental power scanning would probably not be able to detect it at all.

Luo En followed Franka into the small building, and the two nanny golems that had been accompanying Yi Fu also became particularly eye-catching in his perception.

In his perception, each golem contained at least triple energy barriers, and the built-in alchemy weapons were far beyond standard configuration.

"Great Wizard Cassandra's protection for her daughter is indeed watertight."

Luo En thought:

"Half-dragon maid plus two advanced combat golems, even ordinary Moon-level wizards would find it difficult to break through this kind of protection."

As for existence above the Dark Sun level, those were all famous people, and they wouldn't think about doing this kind of suicide attack.

After all, this was the core of the Central Land...

Both sides of the corridor were displayed with various exquisite artworks and extraordinary decorations, each one emitting ancient and powerful mana fluctuations.

Some even carried energy imprints of different eras, obviously handed-down treasures that had experienced several eras.

"The foundation of the Wang Guan Clan is indeed extraordinary." Luo En evaluated the value of these collections silently.

He remembered the past events mentioned by Madam Ai Lun.

When Cassandra participated in the exploration of the abyss edge when she was young, she wore at least a dozen alchemy items on her body.

Just the automatically activated mana barriers were five or six layers, an attitude of near-wastefulness towards luxury goods that made her companions at the time marvel.

"Sure enough, like mother, like daughter." Luo En laughed secretly in his heart.

Just then, a subtle energy fluctuation that was almost imperceptible caught Luo En's attention.

It was not from the surrounding artworks, but from a portrait at the end of the corridor—Professor You Yu Te Er's portrait.

Luo En's gaze locked onto that portrait instantly, his "Extraordinary Identification" running at full power, trying to capture that abnormal fluctuation that flashed by.

It was a gaze from a higher dimension, as if a pair of eyes were staring at him through the canvas.

His spirit touched some kind of existence beyond time and space at that moment...

Ancient wisdom, living history, a witness between reality and illusion.

Professor You Yu Te Er's Void Essence!

That was a state of existence after the boundary between reality and illusion dissolved, a perfect fusion of historical records and reality observers.

Luo En felt as if something had been suddenly opened in his brain, countless information streams surging in like a tide:

Energy imprints in matter, traces left by time on all things, and... the essential truth that everything can be traced back!

That glance made Luo En feel an unprecedented shock, as if his soul was shaken by that huge energy field.

At the same time, his "Extraordinary Identification" skill also underwent a qualitative change at this moment, and a large amount of information surged into his brain like a tide.

【Extraordinary Identification (Proficient) Experience +1】

【Breakthrough! Extraordinary Identification (Proficient 100/100) → Extraordinary Identification (Mastery 1/300)】

【Characteristic "High-speed Identification" → "Essence Insight"】

【Essence Insight: Able to see the essential attributes of objects or life through the appearance, and reveal their hidden characteristics and potential.

The accuracy of evaluating extraordinary items is significantly improved, and at the same time, one can briefly glimpse the true form of higher life forms without being obviously noticed by the other party.】

He calmed his mood, the newly acquired ability making his perception of the surroundings clearer and deeper.

"A trace of You Yu Te Er's Void Essence... this is the true protection."

Luo En suddenly realized: "So that's it, the entire Emerald Small Building is under the direct surveillance of this Great Wizard."

Obviously, Yi Fu's invitation for him to come was not unprepared, but had long had You Yu Te Er's acquiescence or even support.

Franka didn't seem to notice Luo En's brief distraction, or perhaps she had seen too much and chose to ignore it.

She guided Luo En to the door of the reception hall and knocked three times gently.

The door of the reception hall was already open at this time, and Yi Fu was waiting at a crystal table.

The interior decoration of the room was more exquisite than the outside, and the furniture and furnishings made of various rare materials showed the owner's extraordinary status and taste.

Besides this, the entire room was shrouded in a precise mana control field, keeping the energy fluctuations in the room at an unusually low level.

This was obviously to alleviate Yi Fu's "Magic Devour" symptoms.

"Wizard Ralph, welcome."

Yi Fu stood up to greet him:

"Please forgive me for not being able to meet further away, this small building is specially designed for me, allowing me to temporarily stay away from the pain of mana overload."

Luo En bowed slightly: "It is my honor to be invited by the Princess."

"Please just call me Yi Fu. Here, we are just two wizards with a common pursuit of knowledge."

Yi Fu made a gesture of please sit: "What do you think of the try I proposed?"

Franka poured tea for the two, then exited the room silently.

But Luo En knew that she must be nearby, ready to protect her little master at any time.

"Regarding the idea of exchanging favors through mutual teaching, it is theoretically feasible." Luo En said slowly:

"However, in practice, there will be some challenges."

"For example?" Yi Fu asked curiously.

"The generation of favor requires several key conditions." Luo En said some content he understood:

"First, teaching must make students produce real inspiration and progress; second, there must be a significant gap in knowledge or experience between teachers and students; finally, this inspiration must be a real realization, not mechanical memory or repetition."

Yi Fu nodded to indicate understanding:

"I know, simple knowledge exchange, or trying to 'cheat' the favor rules through cross-disciplinary fields, will not work."

"Exactly." Luo En smiled:

"The favor rules seem to have some kind of 'consciousness,' able to distinguish between real teaching results and opportunistic attempts."

Yi Fu pondered for a moment, the wisdom light flashing in her amethyst-like eyes:

"But our situation is a bit special. As a Primal Wizard, the essence of your favor is different, purer and more powerful. And I, although not old, have quite a few insights in research in certain fields."

"You mean?"

"Due to the limitations of 'Magic Devour' symptoms, I cannot perform normal meditation practice and spell training."

Yi Fu's voice carried a trace of helplessness:

"But this instead made me devote all my energy to theoretical research and the study of mental power control techniques. Especially in terms of mental power fine control, I might have some unique insights."

Luo En was very interested in this:

"Mental power fine control? This is indeed a field easily overlooked by many wizards."

"Not only that." A trace of pride flashed in Yi Fu's eyes:

"I also learned a lot of secret news about wizard history from Grandpa, as well as some knowledge systems of other worlds."

"Grandpa?" Luo En keenly captured this address.

"Professor You Yu Te Er." Yi Fu explained with a smile:

"Although we are not truly related by blood, he has always cared about me and taught me a lot of knowledge that ordinary people cannot come into contact with."

Luo En suddenly realized:

"So the knowledge exchange you mentioned refers to you teaching me these special fields of knowledge, while I provide favors to help you solve the 'Magic Devour' problem?"

Yi Fu nodded, a trace of expectation and worry flowing in her eyes:

"I know this sounds like I am using you, but I really... have tried too many methods, but have never been able to get rid of this curse-like symptom."

Her voice lowered:

"Whenever I try to mobilize mana or build spells, that pain is like someone lighting a fire in my body, burning every inch of my nerves from the inside out."

Luo En could feel the deep despair and longing from her words.

A wizard seed born with extraordinary talent, but imprisoned in her own body.

Unable to exert the power she was born with, but instead having to suffer from it.

This feeling, I'm afraid, is even harder to bear than simple physical pain.

"I understand your situation." Luo En said sincerely:

"Although I cannot guarantee to solve your problem, I am willing to try. After all, this is a beneficial exploration for both of us."

Yi Fu's eyes lit up: "Really? Are you willing to help me?"

"Yes, we can try to establish a special favor flow through mutual teaching."

Luo En thought about possible plans:

"I will share my experience in potion science and bloodline modulation with you, especially the parts that might be helpful for 'Magic Devour' symptoms.

At the same time, you can also share with me the historical secrets and knowledge systems of other worlds permitted by Professor You Yu Te Er."

"This... this is great!"

The black-haired princess was so excited that she almost stood up, but soon controlled her emotions:

"I mean... thank you for being willing to try. I know this might be unprecedented in wizard history."

"Indeed." Luo En nodded:

"Primal wizards are rare, and the existence of knowledge exchange between two Primal Wizards is almost impossible."

"What do you mean?"

"Generally speaking, a Primal Wizard appears about every two hundred years."

Luo En explained:

"When the second Primal Wizard is born, if the first one hasn't died young, they have usually grown into a Great Wizard level existence. In this case, the life level difference between the two is too large, and it is difficult for the latter to bring real inspiration to the former."

Yi Fu pondered:

"So, communication between two Primal Wizards like my mother and you is indeed an extremely rare situation."

"Yes, this is also why I am interested in your proposal." Luo En nodded with a smile.

Hope light flashed in Yi Fu's eyes:

"If successful, perhaps I can use the pure favor you give to briefly get rid of the shackles of 'Magic Devour' and complete the promotion. And as long as I can be promoted to an official wizard and obtain the leap in life level, this symptom should be alleviated a lot."

"This is indeed a reasonable speculation."

Luo En nodded:

"The promotion of an official wizard is not just the growth of mana, but the improvement of the essence of life, which may reshape the mana structure in your body."

The two continued to discuss the details and gradually formed a preliminary plan.

"Regarding the details of our cooperation, it is best to further clarify."

Luo En took a sip of tea:

"I need to know exactly the scope of knowledge you intend to teach, and what kind of help you expect to get from me."

Yi Fu took a deep breath: "The content I can share is mainly divided into three aspects."

Her slender fingers tapped on the table:

"First, the wizard history permitted by Grandpa You Yu Te Er, especially the secret records about the abyss and high-level existences—these materials are mostly strictly controlled by the Wang Guan Clan and the Truth Court, and outsiders are difficult to contact."

"Professor You Yu Te Er is interested in our plan?"

"Very interested." Yi Fu smiled:

"He said this is an 'unprecedented interesting try' worth paying close attention to."

Seeing Yi Fu's extremely bright smile, Luo En suddenly realized that although she possessed extraordinary talent and status, she was still a young girl who longed to be understood and supported.

Fourteen years of imprisonment life made her lose too many experiences and joys that normal young people should have.

"Secondly, knowledge systems of many other worlds, including some very conventional paths that are almost lost."

"Finally, it is the mental power fine control techniques I have been immersed in for these years—because I cannot cast spells normally, I have devoted all my energy to the precise control of mental power, perhaps it can provide you with some inspiration."

Luo En's eyes narrowed slightly, weighing the value of this knowledge in his heart.

Wizard history and other world knowledge systems could fill many gaps in his understanding of this world;

And mental power fine control could significantly improve his combat ability.

"These are indeed extremely precious knowledge." Luo En evaluated sincerely:

"Especially the other world knowledge system, which is almost blank even in the public archives of the Crystal Spire."

"Because these materials are almost monopolized by several major wizard families."

Yi Fu smiled bitterly, a trace of disapproval flashing in her amethyst eyes:

"They firmly believe that knowledge is power and must strictly control the scope of dissemination, and only those with qualifications can obtain it. But I personally think that knowledge should flow, and only communication can produce new sparks."